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India's government should try harder
India has now reached the point in its development when what is needed is persistent improvement across a wide front. This is not a sprint, but a marathon. The budget represents a small step in this race

Citi to quit India's biggest commodity exchange
Citigroup plans to sell its 5% stake in India's Multi Commodity Exchange group for about $40m to Ashmore, the emerging markets focused asset manager

India exports show healthy rise
Merchandise exports in December grew 9.3 per cent over last year, the second straight monthly rise, fuelled by strengthening trade ties with Asia and Africa

India suspends SocGen from trading
The French bank is threatened with expulsion from the Indian equities market for allegedly violating 'know your client' rules that compel companies to provide complete information on overseas customers

Time for Indian equities to woo middle class
Shares are still perceived as risky by the small proportion of the population that can afford them, writes John Authers

Asian stocks checked by rate concerns
The chill of tighter borrowing costs blew through sentiment in the region on Tuesday as the new year surge for equities was checked on worries over Chinese and Indian monetary policy

India exchanges join rush for faster trading
Brokers will enjoy faster share trading by locating their computer servers physically within metres of an exchange's system, shaving milliseconds off the execution time

Insight: Busting the myth of the Brics
Peter Tasker at Arcus Research on why many emerging markets are becoming mainstream

Two Indian exchanges set to join "co-location" race
National Stock Exchange says colo services "within weeks" after rival Bombay bourse unveils venture with Netmagic

Indian export tax hits iron ore
Duty highlights how commodity is becoming a a sensitive geopolitical issue

Brics to keep building
After a cracking 2009, emerging markets are still the asset class of choice for this year

Mumbai early opening uproar
A way of life is under threat for Mumbai brokers and investors after fierce competition between India's two main stock exchanges spilled over into a fight to see which could open earlier in the morning

Jindal plans $2.2bn electricity IPO
Sale of Jindal's electricity generation unit deal will be India's second-biggest IPO, amid resurgence in the equity issuance market

Bombay Stock Exchange plans listing
The Bombay Stock Exchange, Asia's oldest bourse, plans to list, as its 37-year-old chief executive moves to improve technology and bring in new talent

Reliance leads Indian share market higher
Reliance Industries shares climbed to their highest level in more than a month in Mumbai as investors applauded the conglomerate's bid for Lyondell-Basell, the bankrupt Netherlands petrochemicals group